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Prue Younger

Chair

Prue Younger

Chair

Prue is director of Public Impressions Ltd – an events, marketing and public relations company. She is also Chair of Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti and youth trust, Tairawhiti CONNEXT Charitable Trust, and a Board member of Hauora Tairawhiti.

She is CEO of Eastland Wood Council and has been a trustee for Tourism Eastland, the Eastland Rescue Helicopter Trust and Gisborne Intermediate School. She has also been secretary and president of Gisborne Montessori Pre-school.

Tina Karaitiana

Member

Tina Karaitiana

Member

Tina has iwi affiliations to Ngati Porou, Ngai Tuhoe and Te Aitanga a Mahaki. She is self-employed and contracted to deliver the Māori Governance and Leadership Diploma for Te Wananga o Aotearoa.

She has held numerous governance roles and is currently Chair of Kimihia He Oranga (Tairawhiti Maori Economic Ropu), and a member of the Governance Group for the Regional Economic Development Plan, Tairawhiti Cultural Development Trust, Lottery Bay of Plenty/Gisborne Community Committee and Chelsea Hospital, and is a former Trustee for the Gisborne Theatre War Memorial Trust, and past director for SPARC and Netball NZ.

Sean Shivnan

Member

Sean Shivnan

Member

Sean is a pharmacist and active member of Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club. He has coached and played many sports over the years, currently enjoying mountain biking, cycling, weights, walking and golf. Sean was a driving force behind the popular Kaiti Hill Challenge.

He has served on the Mangapapa School Board of Trustees and is currently on the Chelsea Hospital Board.

Prue Younger

Chair

Prue is director of Public Impressions Ltd – an events, marketing and public relations company. She is also Chair of Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti and youth trust, Tairawhiti CONNEXT Charitable Trust, and a Board member of Hauora Tairawhiti.

She is CEO of Eastland Wood Council and has been a trustee for Tourism Eastland, the Eastland Rescue Helicopter Trust and Gisborne Intermediate School. She has also been secretary and president of Gisborne Montessori Pre-school.

Tina Karaitiana

Member

Tina has iwi affiliations to Ngati Porou, Ngai Tuhoe and Te Aitanga a Mahaki. She is self-employed and contracted to deliver the Māori Governance and Leadership Diploma for Te Wananga o Aotearoa.

She has held numerous governance roles and is currently Chair of Kimihia He Oranga (Tairawhiti Maori Economic Ropu), and a member of the Governance Group for the Regional Economic Development Plan, Tairawhiti Cultural Development Trust, Lottery Bay of Plenty/Gisborne Community Committee and Chelsea Hospital, and is a former Trustee for the Gisborne Theatre War Memorial Trust, and past director for SPARC and Netball NZ.

Sean Shivnan

Member

Sean is a pharmacist and active member of Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club. He has coached and played many sports over the years, currently enjoying mountain biking, cycling, weights, walking and golf. Sean was a driving force behind the popular Kaiti Hill Challenge.

He has served on the Mangapapa School Board of Trustees and is currently on the Chelsea Hospital Board.